Which to use
“devils” is a noun and “Devine” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,734
- “devils” frequency rank
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- 37540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | Devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of devil | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: devils vs Devine
Shared letters muted; letters that set devils and Devine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: devils vs Devine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devils is anoun and Devineaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devils is recorded at frequency rank #9,734, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɛvl̩z/. Devine is at rank #27,806, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37540, this pair ranks #293,700 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs Devine
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "devils": ls. Private to "Devine": n.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devils" and "Devine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devils" or "Devine"?
Useful next steps
Pair "devils" vs "Devine" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "devils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,700 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" and "Devine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devine vs Devito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #293,700 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.